easing

There’s No ‘E’ So ‘Q’ Is Just Formal Imagination

By Jeffrey P. Snider|2015-11-05T13:50:15-05:00November 5th, 2015|Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets|

It all started with Japan so it makes sense to start there. As anyone who wishes might know, the Bank of Japan has pioneered the QE business to the point beyond extrapolation. They were first to do it, first to “have” to expand it, and first to go back to it over and over and over. BoJ is on at [...]

Time To Redefine ‘Easing’ Too

By Jeffrey P. Snider|2015-06-15T16:16:36-04:00June 15th, 2015|Economy, Federal Reserve/Monetary Policy, Markets|

At his last news conference on June 3, ECB chief Mario Draghi issued his list of successes so far with QE in Europe. The program was only announced four and a half months ago, being operational only for two, but he was positive that it was already having its intended effects. "Our monetary policy measures have contributed to a broad-based [...]

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